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What is 6 14/15 as a decimal?

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Solution: 6 14/15 as a decimal is 6.93MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 6 14/15 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 6 by 15 and add its product to 14 in the numerator to get: 104/15. Now we will attempt to convert 104/15 to a decimal using the following method. Explanation using the division method:A fraction is written in terms of two parts: the number on top is called the numerator and the number on the bottom is called the denominator. We can use the division method to solve this question. To get a decimal, simply divide the numerator 104 by the denominator 15:104 (numerator) Γ· 15 (denominator) = 6.93As a result, you get 6.93 as your answer when you convert 6 14/15 (or 104/15) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 2 23/34 as a decimal?What is 8 11/11 as a decimal?What is 7 16/18 as a decimal?What is 19 76/2 as a decimal?